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Stone Barrington 06-11

Stone Barrington 06-11

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Autoren: Stuart Woods
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sidewalk, half a dozen men ran past her as she hailed a cab.

    Stone paused at the top of the library’s front steps. “That concludes our transaction, Sir Edward.”
    “I should bloody well hope so,” Sir Edward replied.
    “You couldn’t just play it straight, could you? So much for the word of an English gentleman.”
    “Oh, go roger yourself,” Sir Edward said, sweat rolling down his face.
    “You should get out of that body armor before you have a heart attack,” Dino said. “Let’s go, Stone.” He led the way down the front steps, and they got into Dino’s car, which was waiting at the curb. “Where to?”
    “Home, I guess.” The car moved off.
    “And where is Marie-Thérèse now?” Dino asked.
    “I don’t know,” Stone said, “and I don’t want to know.”

    Marie-Thérèse opened her cell phone and dialed the number on the bank receipt Sir Edward had given her.
    “Wire transfer department,” a woman’s voice said.

    Marie-Thérèse read off the account number from the sheet in her hand.
    “What is your code?”
    “Structure.”
    “Accepted. What are your instructions?”
    “Wire the full amount to the following number at Saint George’s Bank, Cayman Islands.” She recited an account number.
    The woman repeated the number for confirmation. “The funds will be in your account tomorrow morning,” she said.
    “Why not today?” Marie-Thérèse asked.
    “Transfers must be made before two p.m., or they go out the following business day.”
    “Make an exception,” Marie-Thérèse said.
    “I’m afraid it’s a nationwide banking rule,” the woman replied. “Good day.” She hung up.
    Marie-Thérèse dialed Stone’s cell phone number.
    “Yes?”
    “The bank won’t wire the funds until tomorrow morning.”
    “That’s normal. Transfers have to be made by two p.m.”
    “All right,” she said. “I’ll check with my bank in the morning, and if the funds are not there…”
    “Please, don’t tell me,” Stone said.
    “You’ll hear from me if the money isn’t there.”
    “I’d rather not hear from you again, Marie-Thérèse.”
    “What about your bill?”
    “Consider my services pro bono,” Stone said. “Now please disappear, and have a happy life.”

    “Check your coat pocket,” she said. “And thank you for your help, Stone.” She hung up.
    Stone felt his pockets. There was something in one of them. He reached in and pulled out an envelope. Inside was a thick wad of one-hundred-dollar bills.
    “Looks like about ten grand,” Dino said. “Don’t forget to report it on your tax return. And you’re buying dinner tonight.”

46
    Stone and Dino had just sat down at Elaine’s, when Carpenter walked in.
    Dino waved her to a seat. Stone ignored her greeting.
    “Whatever Dino’s having,” she said to a waiter.
    “A nice single malt, on Stone,” Dino said.
    “Quite a day, eh?” Carpenter said. The waiter set down her drink, and she raised her glass. “To a job well done by the firm of Barrington and Bacchetti.”
    Dino raised his glass. “I’ll drink to that.”
    Stone left his glass on the table.
    “What’s the matter with you?” Dino asked.
    “She was in the chopper,” Stone said to Dino. He turned to Carpenter. “Who was the shooter? Mason?”
    “Mason was the best shot in the Royal Marines, a few years back,” she replied. “He keeps his hand in.”
    “But you were calling the shot, weren’t you?”
    “No, Sir Edward did that, when he took off his hat. I called it off.”
    “But you wouldn’t have, if Dino hadn’t been there, would you?”

    “If Dino and you hadn’t been there. That was very clever of you.”
    “I knew it was the only way I could keep her alive.”
    “It was.”
    “Well, I’ve learned something from this experience,” Stone said.
    “What’s that?” she asked.
    “Never trust an English gentleman, or an English gentlelady, for that matter.”
    “It’s like they say in your Mafia,” she replied. “It wasn’t personal, it was business.”
    “Forgive me if I take it personally.”
    “That’s up to you.”
    “Stone and I take a different view of this,” Dino said. “I understand your position. I may even have some sympathy for it.”
    “Thank you,” Carpenter replied. “It’s nice to get a little understanding from somebody. ”
    Stone picked up a menu. “Anybody want some dinner?”
    “I’m starved,” Carpenter said. “I’ll have whatever Dino’s having.”
    “Smart girl,” Dino said.

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